Anonymous wrote:I just have never been a fan of Tara, even when she was a teen.

I feel now she focuses overly on the technique when her technique wasn't very good as a figure skater. She could land the jumps, but they weren't very high and she skated like she was still on roller skates which is where she started her career.

I feel she gives off teen vibes and she is living the childhood she didn't have because she was so busy skating....she comes across as very superficial to me.

I miss the days when Dick Button and Paul Hamilton did the commentary, they were more insightful and intelligent in their assessments.

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Anonymous wrote:Probably because she’s on air almost every day covering ice skating with Johnny Weir and part of their whole thing is fabulous looks each day along with truly very good commentary and insight.

As far as I can tell, 95% of the Olympics coverage has been curling & biathalon. Both of which are bad TV.

She's barely shown in the coverage.

Anonymous wrote:She's a materialistic and loves attention

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Anonymous wrote:Probably because she’s on air almost every day covering ice skating with Johnny Weir and part of their whole thing is fabulous looks each day along with truly very good commentary and insight.

A suitcase per day?? Why? You can rewear outfits, or mix and match outfit worn on day 3 with day 9, no one will notice.

Anonymous wrote:History: 43 year old Tara Lipinski is an American sports commentator (currently at winter Olympics) and former competitive figure skater. She was the first woman to complete a triple loop, triple loop combination, which became her signature jump in competition. Question: why did she bring 11 suitcases to the winter Olympics if she is not competing (and you may not even need that many if you are competing)?

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Anonymous wrote:Materialistic and superficial

Most rich, show-biz people are.

Figure skating is also a sport that rewards the superficial. What skaters do is amazing, and it takes a ton of strength, flexibility, dedication, and practice to get to the Olympic level, especially in a country like the US where there is a lot of competition. But it's also a judged sport where people wear skimpy and dramatic costumes while competing to self-selected music and doing choreography. There's a ton of superficiality in the sport, and the skaters who play into that do better than those who ignore it (or have the bad luck of having the "wrong" appearance in a sport that wants women to be pretty, delicate princesses who can also do triple jumps while smiling and not losing a false eyelash.

It has the guts and risk of, say, Olympic snowboard halfpipe, but then you also have to have the looks and makeup skills of a Moulin Rouge showgirl.

I am not surprised that a figure skating champion would grow up to be a 40-something woman who wears a pound of makeup daily, reps Botox, has extensions and highlights, and overpacks for a job. It's what she knows. Probably a relief to know she doesn't have to do all that AND perform a triple-triple and then wait for it to be evaluated in the kiss & cry.

She wasn't as a skater though. She wasn't stylish or trendy. She was viewed as very provincial. I think she is emotionally stunted because of her weird childhood focused on skating and she's trying to be the cool girl now.

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Anonymous wrote:Materialistic and superficial

Most rich, show-biz people are.

Figure skating is also a sport that rewards the superficial. What skaters do is amazing, and it takes a ton of strength, flexibility, dedication, and practice to get to the Olympic level, especially in a country like the US where there is a lot of competition. But it's also a judged sport where people wear skimpy and dramatic costumes while competing to self-selected music and doing choreography. There's a ton of superficiality in the sport, and the skaters who play into that do better than those who ignore it (or have the bad luck of having the "wrong" appearance in a sport that wants women to be pretty, delicate princesses who can also do triple jumps while smiling and not losing a false eyelash.

It has the guts and risk of, say, Olympic snowboard halfpipe, but then you also have to have the looks and makeup skills of a Moulin Rouge showgirl.

I am not surprised that a figure skating champion would grow up to be a 40-something woman who wears a pound of makeup daily, reps Botox, has extensions and highlights, and overpacks for a job. It's what she knows. Probably a relief to know she doesn't have to do all that AND perform a triple-triple and then wait for it to be evaluated in the kiss & cry.

Sad she hasn't grown up

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Anonymous wrote:Materialistic and superficial

Most rich, show-biz people are.

Figure skating is also a sport that rewards the superficial. What skaters do is amazing, and it takes a ton of strength, flexibility, dedication, and practice to get to the Olympic level, especially in a country like the US where there is a lot of competition. But it's also a judged sport where people wear skimpy and dramatic costumes while competing to self-selected music and doing choreography. There's a ton of superficiality in the sport, and the skaters who play into that do better than those who ignore it (or have the bad luck of having the "wrong" appearance in a sport that wants women to be pretty, delicate princesses who can also do triple jumps while smiling and not losing a false eyelash.

It has the guts and risk of, say, Olympic snowboard halfpipe, but then you also have to have the looks and makeup skills of a Moulin Rouge showgirl.

I am not surprised that a figure skating champion would grow up to be a 40-something woman who wears a pound of makeup daily, reps Botox, has extensions and highlights, and overpacks for a job. It's what she knows. Probably a relief to know she doesn't have to do all that AND perform a triple-triple and then wait for it to be evaluated in the kiss & cry.

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Anonymous wrote:Materialistic and superficial

Most rich, show-biz people are.

Figure skating is also a sport that rewards the superficial. What skaters do is amazing, and it takes a ton of strength, flexibility, dedication, and practice to get to the Olympic level, especially in a country like the US where there is a lot of competition. But it's also a judged sport where people wear skimpy and dramatic costumes while competing to self-selected music and doing choreography. There's a ton of superficiality in the sport, and the skaters who play into that do better than those who ignore it (or have the bad luck of having the "wrong" appearance in a sport that wants women to be pretty, delicate princesses who can also do triple jumps while smiling and not losing a false eyelash.

It has the guts and risk of, say, Olympic snowboard halfpipe, but then you also have to have the looks and makeup skills of a Moulin Rouge showgirl.

I am not surprised that a figure skating champion would grow up to be a 40-something woman who wears a pound of makeup daily, reps Botox, has extensions and highlights, and overpacks for a job. It's what she knows. Probably a relief to know she doesn't have to do all that AND perform a triple-triple and then wait for it to be evaluated in the kiss & cry.

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Anonymous wrote:Probably because she’s on air almost every day covering ice skating with Johnny Weir and part of their whole thing is fabulous looks each day along with truly very good commentary and insight.

As far as I can tell, 95% of the Olympics coverage has been curling & biathalon. Both of which are bad TV.

Anonymous wrote:Probably because she’s on air almost every day covering ice skating with Johnny Weir and part of their whole thing is fabulous looks each day along with truly very good commentary and insight.

Anonymous wrote:Materialistic and superficial